12-31-14: End of Day Report

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Top Headlines
* Wall Street closes out strong year on down note

* 3 Value Stocks that Outperformed Berkshire Hathaway in 2014 - Analyst Blog

* Here's The Brilliant Trading Advice 50-Year NYSE Veteran Art Cashin Has For Investors

Volatility Charts of the Day
* Volatility Charts of the Day

Open Interest and Option Volume Report
* Daily Open Interest & Option Volume Report

Covered Call & Call Spread Report
* Daily Covered Call & Call Spread Report

Biotech Index
* Daily Biotech Small & Micro Cap Update

Market Overview

Largest Stock Gainers


Largest Stock Losers


New 52 Wk Highs in S&P 500


New 52 Wk Lows in S&P 500
No New Lows

Unusual Option Volume


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12-31-14: Daily Biotech Small & Micro Cap Update

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The Ophir Gottlieb Small Cap Biotech Index
Is this the biotech revolution or the biotech bust?





Notable Stock Movers

DNDNQ	+21.67%
TPI	+17.74%
CYTK	+16.09%
FATE	-10.97%
CBLI	-15.18%
TNGNQ	-23.47%

Unusually Heavy Option Volume

MDGN:	600% of daily average
EXEL:	545% of daily average
CYTK:	534% of daily average

231 small / micro cap biotech and pharma companies (equal weighted):

• Public Biotech and Pharma Companies
• Trade on North American Exchanges
• Market Cap Range: [$0, $2 Billion]
• Price, Employees, Revenue Range: Any

More on index construction and performance: The Ophir Gottlieb Small Cap Biotech Index

Today's Biotech Index Stock Movers



Today's Biotech Index Unusual Option Volume




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12-31-14: Volatility Charts of the Day ($GOGO, $CONN)

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GOGO

$GOGO Quietly, risk has collapsed to an all-time low (pic) data via --> http://t.co/jkKGeArwan pic.twitter.com/qAz6nZGJzN
— Ophir Gottlieb (@OphirGottlieb) December 31, 2014

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CONN

This is What Happens to Risk When a Retailer Stock Goes Down 70% $CONN (pic) data via --> http://t.co/jkKGeArwan pic.twitter.com/aUIFuK6ksL
— Ophir Gottlieb (@OphirGottlieb) December 31, 2014

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12-31-14: Daily Open Interest & Option Volume Report

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Daily Open Interest & Option Volume Report





Largest Current Open Interest Relative to 90-day Average




Unusual Option Volume




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12-31-14: Daily Covered Call & Call Spread Report

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Covered Call Requirements

• Time Frame Between 60-180 days
• HV30 > 15%
• Stock Price > 10
• Stock Price < 100
• Option Bid > 0.25

Call Spread Requirements

• Time Frame < 60 Days
• HV30 > 30%
• Stock Price > 10
• Stock Price < 100
• Spread Ask < 0.75

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12-30-14: End of Day Report

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Top Headlines
* On Wall Street, 2014 is ending just as 2013 did. A January warning?

* Wall St. pulls back from record; utilities slump

* U.S. is in an oil war with Russia and OPEC: Katusa

Top Laboratory Story
* Twitter (TWTR) - The Option Market is Unpderpricing Risk in TWTR Stock

Volatility Charts of the Day
* Volatility Charts of the Day

Open Interest and Option Volume Report
* Daily Open Interest & Option Volume Report

Covered Call & Call Spread Report
* Daily Covered Call & Call Spread Report

Biotech Index
* Daily Biotech Small & Micro Cap Update

Market Overview

Largest Stock Gainers


Largest Stock Losers


New 52 Wk Highs in S&P 500


New 52 Wk Lows in S&P 500


Unusual Option Volume


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12-30-14: Daily Biotech Small & Micro Cap Update

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The Ophir Gottlieb Small Cap Biotech Index
Is this the biotech revolution or the biotech bust?





Notable Stock Movers

CBLI	+18.94%
ARWR	+14.44%
RGRX	+11.91%
VRML	-6.76%
OPXA	-6.94%
TNGN	-70.3%

Unusually Heavy Option Volume

CRIS:	2933% of daily average
XNPT:	2157% of daily average
FMI:	567% of daily average

231 small / micro cap biotech and pharma companies (equal weighted):

• Public Biotech and Pharma Companies
• Trade on North American Exchanges
• Market Cap Range: [$0, $2 Billion]
• Price, Employees, Revenue Range: Any

More on index construction and performance: The Ophir Gottlieb Small Cap Biotech Index

Today's Biotech Index Stock Movers



Today's Biotech Index Unusual Option Volume




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* Twitter (TWTR) - The Option Market is Underpricing Risk in TWTR Stock

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TWTR stock is down 45% in the last year, while at the same time, the forward looking risk (IV30) is also down from 92% to 50%, or a 45% decline. Looking to an even shorter time frame, TWTR is down ~20% in the last two-months while IV30 has remained essentially flat.

Here's a tweet and a chart that say it all.

Is the Option Market Mispricing the Risk in $TWTR (pic) data via --> http://t.co/NHs9eyJLT6 --- Hello? pic.twitter.com/1yOkEo6y5V
— Ophir Gottlieb (@OphirGottlieb) December 30, 2014

So the question becomes... Is the option market underpricing risk in TWTR?



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